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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on US dollar and Western payment systems
Continue readingYin Yang Against Dollar Dependency Amid ‘US Troblemaking’
Curry house The Shish Mahal is trialing the UK’s first drone delivery service in Glasgow –it would get food to their customers faster than by car, “at 50 miles an
The New York Times report shows that in the safety ranking, top four COVID-19 vaccines are all Chinese: Sinopharm (China) Sinovac (China) Kexing (China) Can Sino (China) AstraZeneca (UK) Pfizer
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Queen Elizabeth and her family said on Tuesday that they were saddened to learn of the experiences of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, saying they would address issues around
Continue readingQueen Elizabeth Says Saddened by Harry and Meghan’s Experiences
Some scientists think melting ice from Greenland could be inhibiting the crucial northern branch of the Gulf Stream current — the vast ocean current that runs from West Africa to
Lawmakers in Canada voted to declare China’s treatment of its Muslim minority Uighur population a genocide, a move that is expected to further fray relations between Ottawa and Beijing. The
Continue readingCanada Declares China’s Treatment of Uighurs ‘Genocide’
President Joe Biden sought to reestablish the United States’ position as a transatlantic partner and leader Friday in remarks during the virtual Munich Security Conference, telling G7 leaders: “America is
Continue readingBiden Tells G7 Leaders ‘America is Back’. Boris Welcomes ‘Leader of the Free World’.
The head of the BBC warns of ‘growing global threat to free media’ as he criticized China for blocking its news coverage after the broadcaster’s World News service was banned
Continue readingChina’s Tit for Britain’s Tat: BBC Boss Hits Back
Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s political government in a coup on Monday, after a decade of parliamentary elections and other reforms. The generals made their move hours before Parliament had
Continue readingMyanmar’s Military Seizes Power in a Coup. Why?
World Economic Forum (WEF) organizers are expecting leaders for a virtual gathering starting Monday — after the COVID-19 pandemic doused plans for the annual in-person event in Davos, Switzerland. Those
Continue reading‘Virtual’ Davos in Era of Pandemic Beyond Geopolitics
NEWS IN VIDEOS Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur has gone on trial in the Court of Justice of the Republic in Paris, over accusations that he’d financed his 1995
Continue readingFormer French Premier Balladur Goes on Trial Over ‘Karachi Affair’ Allegations
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted 2020’s growth around the world, with global growth projected (in October) to be –4.4% in 2020 –based on IMF data for 194 countries. Out of
Continue readingThe Five Fastest Growing Economies In The World Despite 2020